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Health practitioners needed for research

Australian health professionals are being asked help contribute to a survey as a part of research that aims to help improve communication with Indigenous cancer patients.

In Australia there is a wide disparity for survival outcomes for Indigenous people with cancer, especially in the first two years after diagnosis. Communication between health professionals and their patients has been identified as a contributing factor.

The research, being conducted by the Menzies School of Health, will seek to determine the needs of health professionals when communicating with Indigenous cancer patients, as well as document the types of strategies, skills and resources which health professionals have found aid effective communication with Indigenous patients. Ultimately, the project aims to inform the development of practitioner resources.

The researchers are seeking Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian health professionals who are: